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Just days after a nationwide public comment period closed on a draft federal offshore drilling plan — one that drew more than 270,000 responses — the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) opened a new 30-day window. This time, the agency is inviting oil and gas companies to...

We break down immigration raids and related news in Southern California. Below, you'll find links and references to everything discussed in the video, allowing you to take a closer look at each topic. If you appreciate reporting like this, please consider becoming a member, buying some merch, or dropping a dime in...

Santa Barbara County Superior Court jurors who will consider the fate of a man charged with killing a Santa Maria woman 38 years ago learned that violent force was used in her strangulation. Aloysius Winthrop James, 58, of Georgia has been charged in connection with the death of Ofelia Sandoval,...

Foothill Technology High School (Foothill Tech) students earn off-campus privileges when they reach their junior year. With this new freedom comes an expansion of students’ lunch options. No longer limited to the bland and repetitive cafeteria, they spread “off campus” to find the ideal spot. Those with a car drive,...

Good Friday morning, Central Coast. Check out the stories we are following on Daybreak: Homicide investigation underway: Santa Barbara Police are investigating...

The U.S. Space Force has approved the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Saturday, February 21. The rocket will be carrying the Starlink 17-25 mission to low-Earth orbit between 12:00 a.m. – 4:00 a.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4 East. A...

SANTA MARIA, CA — February 10, 2026 – Santa Barbara County, CA. Santa Maria Police Department detectives continue to investigate a late-night robbery that took. place on February 6, that left two victims injured and led to the arrest of two men. According to SMPD spokesman Sgt. Felix...

CARPINTERIA VALLEY, CA — A pre-dawn burglary at a Carpinteria Valley cannabis farm set off an investigation that has ended. with the arrest of Dvaryae Bryant, 22, of Los Angeles. According to Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Raquel Zick,. SBSD deputies were dispatched at 1:47...

Community members clashed with federal U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in downtown Santa Barbara on Friday, February 20, resulting in the arrest of one man and another man getting pepper sprayed. The Santa Barbara Police Department (SBPD) stated at approximately 10:52 a.m., SBPD was informed...

On February 20, 2026, at approximately 1:31 a.m., officers from the Santa Barbara Police Department were dispatched to Bohnett Park, located at 1200 San Pascual Street, for a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male victim suffering from a gunshot wound, as well as an additional...